[swift-evolution] Mailman?

[Jacob Bandes-Storch]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Douglas Gregor <dgregor at apple.com> wrote:

>
> On Dec 14, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Liam Butler-Lawrence via swift-evolution <
> swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
> Completely agree. For those of us who work largely in Slack, getting more
> emails is a disruption to workflow, not an improvement. I (and I'm sure
> many others) have just taken it as the price of entrance to be a part of
> this community, but it definitely doesn't support the stated goals of
> inclusivity.
>
> Like others have said, though, selecting an alternative would pose
> difficulties. For example, making sure emails are sent promptly for those
> who want them (even at scale), and OTOH ensuring that the site/platform/app
> is reliable and simple enough to be used stand-alone. That said, I think
> it's worth the discussion- and the switch if we find something suitable.
>
>
> All,
>
> I’ve said this before, but I’ll reiterate now: we just don’t have time now
> to think about reworking the infrastructure here. You can keep discussing
> if you wish, but those of us that have the ability to change the
> infrastructure simply don’t have the time, so we’re not paying any
> attention to this thread.
>
> - Doug
>

That's understood. I think it's still useful to discuss it. Presumably,
there will be a point in the future when there is time to think about it,
and the community doesn't need to wait until then to provide input.
(Perhaps the volume of community feedback can even be used to help
prioritize this internally.)
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